Critique
Critique (established 1999) is the regular Eye column by Rick Poynor.
Paste-up ladies
Collage artist Graham Rawle has created a gripping and surreal novel entirely from words and phrases cut from 1960s women’s magazines. Critique by Rick Poynor
Expert flesh creepers
Chris Cunningham’s new film is a stomach-churning diversion from our digitally finessed world. Critique by Rick Poynor
86 minutes of greatness
The graphic sensibility of film-maker Geoffrey Jones. Critique by Rick Poynor
In the house
The new Vitra catalogue shows its classic furniture collection amid messy, real-life domesticity. Critique by Rick Poynor
Cakes in close-up
Can Mr Kipling’s upmarket redesign compete with own-brand cakes and tarts on the UK’s supermarket shelves? Critique by Rick Poynor
Irony is not enough
When design’s concerns form the content of an artist’s book, does ‘good design’ matter? Critique by Rick Poynor
Hoot your trap off (Web only)
The ad campaign for a satirical TV sitcom represents a new kind of subvertising. How cool is that? Critique by Rick Poynor
Second fiddle
Two high-profile fine art magazines treat themselves to typographic makeovers. Critique by Rick Poynor
If looks could save
Two new major campaigns show that women are still defined by their looks in ad land. Critique by Rick Poynor
Written all over the body
An ‘encyclopaedia’ of Russian prison tattoos exposes a complex graphic subculture. Critique by Rick Poynor